“What do you want to be when you’re older son?”
“I want to be a–…”
XxxX
“Daddy! Daddy! Look at me!”
“That’s nice son. Someday you’ll have one just like this.”
“I can hear your heartbeat!”
“I doubt that. See, this part? This goes a little more to the left. Can you hear it now?”
“Yup!”
XxxX
“Dad! Dad I got in! Come take a look!”
“That’s wonderful! Oh, that’s great news!”
“Lectures start in a month Dad.”
“Alright. But right now we celebrate.”
XxxX
“Dad! Come on! I think I should get a new one. Hers isn’t even white anymore.”
“But you’ve always wanted it. Ever since you were little.”
“Exactly. I was little then.”
“Fine. We’d go get you a new one.”
“Thanks Dad! You’re the best!”
XxxX
“Dad?”
“Hey, it’s three in the morning. Is everything alright?”
“Dad? I don’t think I can do this. It’s just too much. It’s too hard. I don’t think I–”
“Son, listen to me. You are not a quitter alright? Now you remember why you’re in there in the first place. Let that keep you moving.”
“But Dad, I’m not smart enough!”
“No buts son. You can do it. Is that clear?”
“Yes. Yes Dad.”
XxxX
“Dad? What’re you doing here?”
“Can’t an old man wish his son goodluck?”
“I guess. But you could have called.”
“Never mind that. Are you about going in?”
“Yes Dad.”
“This is it? The final one?”
“Yes Dad. It’s this then the wait.”
“Good luck son.”
“Thanks Dad. I’ll come home this weekend. I’ll see you then.”
“Alright son.”
XxxX
“Dad! Dad! I made it! Can you believe that?!”
“What’s not to believe? You’re my son after all.”
“Don’t get cocky old man, you know what I mean.”
“We made it this far son.”
“Yeah! To think I–gotta go Dad! They’re calling all inductees!”
“Alright! Slow down! I’ll see you after the ceremony!”
“Yeah sure Dad!”
“Hold on son.”
“What is it?”
“Straighten your tie”
“Alright old man. Anything else?”
“Here! Take this. It’s what your mother would have wanted.”
“Is this her–”
“Yes it is.”
“After all these years?”
“Couldn’t bring myself to let it go.”
“Thanks Dad.”
“I just hope you know where to place it for a heartbeat this time.”
“Please, you think they’d induct me if I didn’t?”
“Run along now, I’ll see you when it’s over.”
“Sure Dad!”
XxxX
“Dad?! Dad?! Dad?!”
Call it
“No! Dad?! Dad answer me!”
Call it
“No! Not yet. Please. Dad? Dad just please answer me.”
Call it
“Dad?”
Doctor where’re you going? Doctor? Doctor…
XxxX
“Dad! Look at it! MB;BS!”
“Looks fancier than your mother’s”
“I seriously doubt that.”
“Hey son?”
“Yeah?”
“I am very proud of you.”
“I know. You won’t be out of the house, dressed all nice if you weren’t.”
“I mean it son. Your mother would be proud of you as well.”
“Thanks Dad.”
“My son the doctor. I like how it sounds.”
“Me too Dad. Me too.”
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